Plimpton George Ames (13 results)

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xiv, 306 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. White dust jacket rubbed with slight soiling and foxing; some nicks and bumping at edges; short tear at front panel's lower right with associated crease along bottom; front flap's top corner clipped and creased with "1168" date code (for November 1968) at bottom right. Green cloth; silver and black stamping to spine; silver stamping to front board. Green top edge; deckle fore-edge with some foxing and staining with a few leaves fractionally affected at margins; impression of ink stamp on bottom edge. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book is fine. Dj has edgewear. Inscribed by both Plimptons on the free fep. Signed by Editor. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. [viii], 104 pp., illustrated, 8vo, card wrapper. Signed on title page by the editor and George Plimpton's daughter-in-law, Pauline Ames Plimpton, as well as George Plimpton's son, Calvin Hastings Plimpton (1918-2007). A just about fine copy, bottom cover edges a touch rubbed. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First British Edition; First Printing. Ex library copy with usual stamps and marks inside. Unclipped DJ protected by clear library sleeve taped to inside covers but with some chipping and loss to fore corners and spine extremities, marker pen initials to inside front cover, missing front endpaper, tape shadows to half title and rear endpaper, some shelf wear to boards, some foxing to edges of reading block. ; First printing of first UK edition with no other printings listed, 1962. Green cloth boards with faded gilt lettering to spine. Good reading copy. DJ design by Len Deighton who would later gain more popular renown as the author of thrillers. ; 144 pages; One summer day, while watching a baseball game at Yankee Stadium, George Plimpton, editor in chief of The Paris Review, "suddenly began to wonder, timidly, if there wasn't a way of climbing the field-box railing and getting out to the pitcher's mound to try it myself - just to see what it was like and how how I'd get along." He found a way. With 20,000 pairs of eyes on him, this Walter Mitty-in-real-life walked out to the mound to match himself against some of the best players in the U. S. A. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (1989) 8vo. 1st edition. SIGNED by Pauline Ames Plimpton on the title page. VG/VG. Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover - Very Good condition. First Edition. No Marks. Please review pictures.

Hardback. Pauline Ames Plimpton, George Plimpton, University Press of America. Author: Pauline Ames Plimpton, George PlimptonBinding: HardbackPublished: University Press of America, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Yellowed and chipped DJ. Signed by Pauline Ames Plimpton on front end-page.This academic text, "The Plimpton Papers: Law And Diplomacy," compiles a significant collection of legal and diplomatic documents, offering an insightful look into the complexities of international relations and legal frameworks. It presents a detailed account of historical negotiations, treaties, and legal precedents, illuminating the intricate dance between national interests and global cooperation. The volume chronicles the evolution of diplomatic practices and international law through primary sources, providing an invaluable resource for scholars and students of political science, history, and law. It argues for a deeper understanding of past diplomatic efforts to inform contemporary foreign policy and legal discourse. Hardback.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 296 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

No dust jacket. Very good, wear and rubbing to cloth at ends of spine exposing small threads, lightly rubbed at corners as well, minor foxing to paper edges, some damping stains to paste down pages at front and back of book; overall a clean and unmarked copy. Hardcover octavo, red cloth boards with blue paper title(black lettering) adhered to cover, 90 pp.…

Cloth with paste-on title. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Limited Edition. Original red cloth with printed label to front board. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a hint of spine lightening. 8vo; 90 pages. First Edition, First Printing. . George Plimpton's first book. Uncommon, there are no records of how many were printed. The book consists of letters to his parents from his time in basic training to his deployment in Italy in 1946. His parents had the letters printed, perhaps to the chagrin of their son George. Essential biographical material on this prominent 20th century literary figure. George Ames Plimpton was an American writer. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review. Plimpton is best known for his forays into the world of professional athletics: boxing with Archie Moore, pitching to Major League All-stars, quarterbacking for the Detroit Lions. Golfing with Nicklaus and Palmer . all part of his participatory journalism. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. [N.p.:] Privately Printed, Christmas 1946. First and only printing, inscribed by Plimpton on the title page. 8 x 5 1/4 inches (20.5 x 13 cm); 90 pp. Original red cloth with printed label to front board. Plimpton's elusive first book, comprising letters written home during his basic training in June 1945 through to his deployment in Italy in October 1946. It is unknown how many copies were printed for private distribution but it was certainly small and the book is quite uncommon. In the 1950s, Plimpton was a founder of The Paris Review and influenced American culture for decades.…

90pp. 8vo. First edition. First edition. 90pp. 8vo. George Plimpton was a founder and editor in chief of The Paris Review, as well as a writer and actor, is maybe chiefly remembered as a social and cultural butterfly who left an indelible mark on American literary culture of the post-war years. This, his first book, was privately printed. It consists of letters to his parents from his time in basic training to his deployment in Italy in 1946. Red cloth with paper cover label, some bubbling along front cover and a streak running from the bottom of the front to the rear cover, a few drops of adhesive (all defects from the binding process). Presentation card from his parents laid in. …